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Rihannais gearing up for her big comeback.
The “Diamonds” singer will mark her return to the spotlight at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show on Feb. 12 — and a source tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue that the singer-songwriter has been putting in the work.
“She is ready for the Super Bowl,” says the source. “She is rehearsing right now. She’s very excited, ready and focused.”
“She can’t wait to kill it,” the source adds.
The source adds, “She is obsessed with him and feels fortunate that she has been able to slow down and just be a mom.”
“I’m so glad that my lady’s back making music again and whatnot, and getting back out there,” Rocky told Apple Music. “It’s just incredible.”
He continued, “The Super Bowl is huge, and her being the creative she is, she going to bring it, man. I’m excited. I’m more excited than everybody else, honestly.”
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The star announced she was headlining the halftime show in September. At the time, she simplyshared an image on Instagram.
“We are thrilled to welcome Rihanna to the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show stage,” Seth Dudowsky, NFL Head of Music, added in his own statement.“Rihanna is a once-in-a-generation artist who has been a cultural force throughout her career. We look forward to collaborating with Rihanna, Roc Nation and Apple Music to bring fans another historic Halftime Show performance.”
In October, shereleased her first song in nearly seven yearstitled “Lift Me Up.” The song is featured on theBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreversoundtrack, and serves as a tribute to the late actorChadwick Boseman.
“Lift Me Up” iscurrently nominatedat this year’s Academy Awards for Best Original Song.
source: people.com
